Summer of 2005 Movie Thread

We all love movies... (I hope) not the same movies though. This weekend the GF might to and see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I also plan to see Wedding Crashers at some point as well. I hear that this new "Wonka" movie will be closer to the book from the last one, and I hear it is a getting great reviews.

It seems that there are a lot of movies coming out this year... Star Wars, Hitchhikers Guide, Marching with the Penguins, and more!

What movies do you want to see, what have you watched, and what are your thoughts on some of the 2005 summer movies?

"A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom. Time makes more converts than reason." - Thomas Paine Common Sense.

Wow I'm totally out of what's on the cinemas now... last time I went to one was.... around March.... and I already forgot what I saw... well I remember I was with my girlfriend so I don't care what I "saw"

I've seen some other older movies though... but not in a cinema... I saw The incredibles, Office Space and Goodbye Lenin! recently though....

Mr. & Mrs. Smith = pretty good and worth the moneyBatman Begins = best of the recent batman series; not all cartoonish; worth the moneyFantastic 4 = horribly disappointingWar of the Worlds = left a lot to be desired; hold out for a discount theater/cinema

"Oh, that is all well and good, but, voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country."

I'm a movie snob, so it's no secret that I have been terribly disappointed with this summer's offerings. I am looking forward to Michael Moore's Traverse City Film Fest at the end of this month, though. If I only see one or two movies there, I will certainly feel better.

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